The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
ORGANIC UNITIES.

with some peculiar thoughts concern
lug "Unities. .''-GlObe's Report of the
A. q. U. W. Exercises.
The peculiar th0ughts'' are embod-
led in the following abstract Of the re.
marks made:
So far as.we know, all things In the
universe have u tendency to tOrm into
organic unities. This is true of the
smallest particle or atom of matter
and Ot the greatest planet. 1t is true
Of the humblest individual spirit and
of the mightirst angels and beings in
existence. All the substances il the
earth, according to the mineralOgists,
crystalize into some thirteen funda-
mental forms. That is, when the at
oms are left free to obey the law Of
their being, they gather into organic
uMities called crystals. Silica crystal:
ICES into the form of the hexagOnal
prism. Iron, gold. platinum and lead
crystalize Into the cubic form. Others
still, like copper, gather into rhombic
forms. Planets gather into systems,
like our solar system, and systems in.
to greater systems. The whole uni
verse seems to be wheels within wheels.
innumerable wheels, one within an
other. till we reach the infinite wheel,
if it be not u paradox to speak of an
| infinite wheel.
What is true Of the physical universe
is also true Of the spiritual. In the
heavens. the inhabitants gather or
crystalize into organic unities or
brOtherhOods. The ''KingdOm of
Heaven,' 50 far as it has an external
expression. is an organic brotherhood,
IN which each lives for all and all live
for each. This was what Christ fOnnd.
ed and the early Christians attempted
to perpetuate. Inspired teachers are
now teaching us that there never has
been and that there never can be Il
happy or a peaceful human being out
side of an organic unity or brother
hood in which each lives for all and all
for each. This statement. l know
meets with resistance at once, and We
are met with the reply that it is posi-
BILE to attain to happiness under pres
ent conditions and prevailing civiliza-
tiOns. But l ask where is the happy
and peaceful human being in the pres
ent state of society? I am told that i'
those communities where the property
is held in common and where there is
even q crude attempt at brotherhood
there is no pauperism, no crime, nc
insanity, no suicide. The great prob
lens with which we have to cope and
which the State must meet with mil.
lions of money and tens of thousands
of men, are all solved in these commu
mites. am told that there is com
munity in California. an organic broth
erhOOd. so perfect that when anything
has gone wrong in the community, the
members know it instinctively, drOI
their work and repair to headquarters
to ascertain the cause OF their disturb
ed feelings and intuitions. They right
the matter at once, when it can bt
done. and return to their labors.
But. some one may ask what has al
this to do with the Ancient Order O1
United Workmen. The WorkmPn Or
der is one attempt toward realizing
brotherhood. So far nearly all at
trmpts are crude and external. but al
are tending in the right direction
Hence, say welcome to the United
Workmen, welcome to the Odd Eel
lows, welcome to the Knights of La
Dor. welcome to every attempt, how
ever crude, to form brotherhood
Welcome even to the Nihilist. the 50
cialist. the Communist, to whoever
helps the race to the state OF brother
hood and affiliation What you con-
denim and what condemn in some O1
these is their mistakes, for all attempts
80 far are crude. But that all ar.
tending iu the right direction I be-
lieve. and I welcome all these brother
hoods as divinely appointed and sent